Big Book of Beginner's Piano Classics


Book Description

Eighty-three popular piano classics arranged for the beginning student are accompanied by a short history of each piece and advice on playing each arrangement.5NjBwBT




Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course, Book 1


Book Description

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for the beginner looking for a truly complete piano course that includes lesson, theory, technic and popular repertoire in one convenient, all-in-one book. This course has a number of features that make it particularly successful in achieving this goal, among them are smooth progression between concepts, the thorough explanation of chords and outstanding song material. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a thorough understanding of the basic concepts of music.




Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 1


Book Description

Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 1 contains original solos for late elementary to early intermediate-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th century music.







Learn How to Play Piano / Keyboard For Absolute Beginners


Book Description

Second Edition of this already popular book. As the name suggests, this book has been written for the absolute beginner and assumes no prior musical knowledge - just the desire to do it! You will not be disappointed with this superb book which is probably the easiest and most user friendly book of its sort available! Items covered include: ● Buying your first keyboard or piano; ● Reading music from scratch; ● Easy, effective finger exercises which require minimal reading ability; ● Important musical symbols; ● Your first tunes; ● Audio links for all tunes and exercises; ● Key signatures and transposition; ● Pre-scale exercises; ● Major and minor scales in keyboard and notation view; ● Chord construction; ● Chord fingering; ● Chord charts in keyboard view; ● Arpeggios in keyboard and notation view; ● Arpeggio exercises; ● Playing from a Fake book with and without auto accompaniment; ● Plus more!




The Beginner's Guide to Rock and Blues Piano: Essential Techniques and Songs for the Aspiring Pianist


Book Description

"The Beginner's Guide to Rock and Blues Piano: Essential Techniques and Songs for the Aspiring Pianist" Catalog Number: ADG238 Author: Andrew D. Gordon Publisher: ADG Productions is a comprehensive guide for those who want to dive into the world of rock and blues piano. This book provides an in-depth look at the fundamental techniques and styles necessary to play this genre of music on the piano. With easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, this book is perfect for aspiring pianists who want to hone their skills and improve their musical abilities. It features a collection of 20 songs that I have composed based around Rock and Blues along with influences of Latin, New Age, Calypso, Boogie Woogie, Jazz. "The Beginner's Guide to Rock and Blues Piano" is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to take their piano playing to the next level.




Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition


Book Description

Models for Beginners in Composition was one of Arnold Schoenberg's earliest attempts to reach a broad American audience through his pedagogical ideas. The novelty of MModels for Beginners in Composition lay in its streamlined approach-one basing all aspects of composition including motivic design, harmony, and the construction of themes on the two-measure phrase. In its practical function as a syllabus for the American classroom, Models for Beginners in Composition stands alone. One of its most significant contributions to American music education was its use of the two-measure phrase as the building block for an entire compositional method. This revised edition of Models for Beginners in Composition by Gordon Root incorporates Schoenberg's corrections to the original manuscript and a commentary tracing the evolution of Schoenberg's unique pedagogical approach. These features allow readers to utilize and explore the text in greater depth. Students of composition, Schoenberg scholars, music theorists, and historians of music theory alike will no doubt welcome this new edition of Schoenberg's classic composition syllabus.







Complete Blues Keyboard Method: Beginning Blues Keyboard/Piano


Book Description

Anyone with basic keyboard skills (equivalent to Alfred's Basic Piano, Lesson Book 2) can dig right in and begin learning blues right away. Learn what it takes to create the distinctive sound of the blues, including basic chords and scales, blues melodies, improvisation, turnarounds and intros. Other topics include the 12-bar blues form, walking bass and playing in a band. Full of fun blues tunes to play, Beginning Blues Keyboard provides a step-by-step enjoyable way to learn the blues.